This is an exploration of humanity's universal visual vocabulary, a resource of iconographic images and thematic symbolism. It includes such ancient signs as the circle, the cross, the heart and the star as well as complex abstracts such as the mother, the cave, the dragon, the …
Deep within your mind is a realm filled with powerful symbols that drive your thoughts, behaviors, and actions--often without your knowledge. This is the hidden world of "archetypes": universal symbols responsible for who you are, how the world sees you, and what you believe abo…
"Deep within your mind is a realm filled with powerful symbols that drive your thoughts, behaviors, and actions--often without your knowledge. This is the hidden world of "archetypes": universal symbols responsible for who you are, how the world sees you, and what you believe ab…
"Deep within your mind is a realm filled with powerful symbols that drive your thoughts, behaviors, and actions--often without your knowledge. This is the hidden world of "archetypes": universal symbols responsible for who you are, how the world sees you, and what you believe ab…
This work looks at the tradition and popular appeal of the ancient symbol of the swastika. In a micro-historical investigation, embracing archaeology, symbolic anthropology and the history of art, it shows how the swastika first became connected to a race theory in the 19th cent…
Despite the enormous amount of material on the subject of Nazism, there has been no substantial work on its emblem, the swastika. This original and controversial contribution examines the role that the swastika played in the construction of the Aryan myth in the nineteenth centu…
An in-depth study of the sacred meanings behind ancient and enduring symbols Explains the multiple forms and uses of symbols from ancient times to the present day, reflecting their roots in folk magic and the Western Mystery tradition Examines more than 40 glyphs, such as the cr…
"Pennick examines in detail ancient and enduring glyphs, such as the circle, cross, eye, pentagram, fleur-de-lys, tree of life, and horseshoe, as well as several families of symbols, such as craftsman's marks, runes, symbolic beasts, human heads and skulls, and the sigils of Mam…
The semiotics of Charles S. Peirce is conceived as an essential part of a comprehensive philosophical outlook. The study of signs is carried on for its bearing on the knowledge of reality; therefore the relation of signs to objects is the core concern of Peirce?s semiotics. This…